- An instructional tool to promote learning.
- Single-draft writing that engages the kids in thinking, applying knowledge, and developing skills
- Can be a tool to help them reflect on themselves as learners and what they are taking away from your lessons
- Intended to be short (10 minutes or less)
- Audience for the writing is the teacher, the student, and/or the class
- The emphasis is not on grammar or sentence correctness.
- It is for thinking, learning, and sharing--not to be published.